Lindsey's Literary Leanings

  Saving The Day By Katie Fford - Quick Reads Genre: Contemporary Fiction So, I decided to give one of the 'Quick Reads' a go whilst waiting for delivery of my next book - however, it was a far 'quicker' read than I'd bargained on, therefore I think I'm going to have to join the library or have a rummage through my partners books (we have very different tastes but you never know), so if you see a review on here of a book that hasn't been my usual sort, that's what's happened. Variation is good though right?! This book contains 85 pages & 17 chapters of story, & then 5 pages of baking recipes. The reason for which will become clear.....think I'll stick to the reading. Allie lives with her father. Her mother, part of a band, left them some years ago & lives in Canada. She works in her local supermarket & has a boyfriend, Ryan. They've been together for years, he doesn't treat her well & she has come to the realisat...

  Something To Tell You By Lucy Diamond Genre: Contemporary/Literary Fiction Frankie had never given the fact that she had an absent birth father a thought. For many years, it had just been her & her mother Kathy. Then Kathy married Gareth whom Frankie loved like a father anyway. It wasn't until Kathy passed away & her daughter found a letter penned in Kathy's handwriting, which detailed her real fathers name & address, Frankie began to wonder about him..... Harry found himself sitting in his front room , the day after his & Jeanies Golden Wedding anniversary. He looked sheepish, surrounded by his wife & four children, all waiting for some answers. He'd known exactly who she was the minute he'd seen her, she looked so much like her mother, but he'd not had time to get even a telephone number from her, only a first name, Frankie. Would he ever see her again? Frankie realised she had been rash, impetuous & that she should have written a le...